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Jim Lyons

Is the importance of “prescience” fading away?

A screenshot from my Google search for the definition of “prescience” — this expanded version includes an Ngram analysis

3 min readSep 24, 2018

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Is the importance of “prescience” fading away?

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Jim Lyons

Two of the Three R’s — commentary on my own E-reading and -writing

A fascinating story on NPR got me thinking about my own experiences and habits when it comes to my own reading via in paper and electronic…

4 min readSep 19, 2017

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Two of the Three R’s — commentary on my own E-reading and -writing

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Jim Lyons

Google Glass is back! Let’s hear it for understanding and meeting user needs

I feel a special bond with last week’s announcement that Google Glass is back. In coverage from The Verge (see above), Wired, and many…

4 min readJul 28, 2017

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Google Glass is back! Let’s hear it for understanding and meeting user needs

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Jim Lyons

Fun with lifelong learning

Going back a few months, when I decided to give my monthly Observations a rest, I also committed to doing some alternative coverage on this…

2 min readApr 10, 2017

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Fun with lifelong learning

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Jim Lyons

HP Inc’s Sprocket printer — a hot (make that scorching) holiday gift item!

It started with toys, as I remember. The hot item that was in short supply during peak shopping season, and crazed parents would go to any…

3 min readDec 16, 2016

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HP Inc’s Sprocket printer — a hot (make that scorching) holiday gift item!

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Jim Lyons

My first “irregular” Observations

From HP Inc’s Q4FY16 Results Presentation

2 min readDec 16, 2016

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My first “irregular” Observations

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Jim Lyons

The writing (printing?) is on the wall…

Getting ready to “file” my monthly “Observations” for the 130th time since its debut in December 2005 in the Hard Copy Observer, it dawned…

2 min readOct 1, 2016

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Jim Lyons

HP buys Samsung’s Printer/Copier Unit — the more things change…

Breaking news this morning across the business world is HP’s somewhat surprising $1 Billion acquisition of Samsung’s printer business. The…

2 min readSep 12, 2016

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HP buys Samsung’s Printer/Copier Unit — the more things change…

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Jim Lyons

Back to School with Chromebook

It’s that time of the year when the days suddenly seem noticeably shorter, the leaves start to show a little color, and neighborhood kids…

4 min readAug 31, 2016

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Back to School with Chromebook

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Jim Lyons

Apple Watch words — it’s back!

Wow — Apple did its thing, logistics-wise, and turned around my broken Apple Watch in less than one business day.

2 min readAug 17, 2016

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Apple Watch words — it’s back!

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Jim Lyons

Jim Lyons

Former printer industry participant, observer/analyst; now marketing and economics professor and mobile technology fan. Ex-Glass Explorer. Apple Watch wearer.

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